| 单词 | stabilizing |
| 释义 | stabilizing (once / 10243 pages) adj Stabilizing is causing something to become stable. If your presence is stabilizing, or even settling, to a person, you are probably a good influence on them. You probably realize that the root of this word is stable, which means, "not likely to change or fail." So when engineers design vehicles that transport us or buildings that we live and work in, they integrate all kinds of stabilizing elements for safety. One such feature, on the wings of airplanes, are flaps that the pilot can control during flight to adjust speed and angle of descent. WORD FAMILYstabilize: destabilize, stabilization, stabilized, stabilizer, stabilizes, stabilizing+/destabilise: destabilised/destabilize: destabilization, destabilized, destabilizes, destabilizing/instability: instabilities/stabilisation: destabilisation/stabilise: destabilise, stabilisation, stabilised, stabiliser, stabilising/stability: instability, stabilities/stabilization: stabilizations/stabilizer: stabilizers/stable: stabilise, stability, stabilize, stabled, stableness, stabler, stables, stabling, stably, unstable/stabling: stablings/unstable: unstableness, unstably USAGE EXAMPLESBecause health reform, President Obama’s signature achievement, is stabilizing after a bumpy year. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) Erie’s refugee population of about 10,000 is a major factor in stabilizing the city of Erie’s declining population. Washington Times(Dec 21, 2016) But if you dig into Yahoo’s numbers, the business, once in rapid decline, is stabilizing. New York Times(Dec 20, 2016) adj causing to become stable the family is one of the great stabilizing elements in society Syn stabilising helpful providing assistance or serving a useful function |
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